truth about domestics

People seem to just love Consumer Reports.  I often feel alone in this world when I talk about my dislike for that magazine.  They have always appeared to be biased in my opinion.  Take their latest luxury car comparison for example.  They gave the Cadillac CTS the win by 4 points over its nearest competitor, and yet the car is still not recommended!  A CR recommendation is only given out to a car based on reliability, not on how good of a car it really is.  So the CTS is the best luxury car out there…yet its not reliable so they can’t recommend it?  If reliability is such a high mark for CR, why don’t they include that as part of their test?  Whatever, for more, head on over to Autoblog.

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The Chevy Cobalt SS was a fairly impressive vehicle.  It had rather bland sheetmetal, but it more than made up for that with its 260 horsepower Ecotec direct-injected and turbo charged 2.0L four-cylinder.  The car also had some impressive handling, enough to take down cars like the Mitsubishi Evo and Subaru STi in track comparisons at major magazines.  Well since the Cobalt is being replaced by the Cruze, people have begun to push for a performance version, a Cruze SS if you will.  Hopefully we will see something sporty come from GM soon, as the Corvette, Camaro and CTS-V could always use more company.  For more details, head on over to the Motor Authority.

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Where would we be without good old Maximum Bob?  He let slip to Car and Driver that we would be able to get a CTS-V in every flavor, meaning sedan, coupe, and wagon.  The sedan has already proven itself as one of the best performance luxury sedans in the world, so if the coupe and wagon are built to the same high standards, then this will be quite an impressive lineup.  Head on over to Car and Driver for more.

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The video above shows a Hennessy tuned CTS-V with 700 horsepower pulling 0.99g’s of acceleration as it takes off to run the quarter mile.  It’s an impressive feat for such a heavy vehicle, but that’s not even the most shocking part of the video.  The car took off so hard, it set off some of the built in OnStar telemetry equipment, prompting a call from one of OnStar’s operators.  In other words, this car takes off like you got hit in the rear…

Hit the video above to see a short clip of Bob Lutz preparing for the CTS-V challenge that he issued earlier in the week.  Or head on over to Autoblog for more information.

After replacing my shorted out keyboard from all the drool…uhmm I mean, rain…yea, rain, I decided to post a link to the latest spy shots of the CTS-V coupe prototypes that were spotted running around Michigan.  What an incredible looking car, I can’t wait to see the production version without the camo!  Should be unveiled soon, but for now, head on over to Left Lane News for the spy shots!

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For those of you not keeping tabs, the Cadillac CTS coupe will go on sale next summer.  The video above shows just how progressive the design still looks even after being taken from concept to production.  Also in the video you will see the new 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover and the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon.  What an incredible looking lineup.

More GM news!  Ba-da-ba-ba-baaaa I’m lovin it!  Anyway, the smaller-than-the-CTS Caddy was shown off, in the form of the ATS.  This vehicle will target the BMW 3 series, as the CTS currently fits into the lineup against the 5 series.  The XTS however will be a beast of a car, replacing the STS and the aging DTS.  The description of the car gives it styling like that of the Cadillac Sixteen concept from a few years back.  For more, head on over to Autoblog.